FABELO’S ANATOMYNew works by Cuban artist Roberto Fabelo

June 28–September 28, 2014

Juan Delgado Calzadilla, Curator

Al techo del seno / At the Celling’s Breast

Roberto Fabelo’s images appear to us from a different dimension. Many of his works feature female subjects, water, birds and other winged creatures. These haunting and unusual figures force the viewer to question their own perceptions of reality and fantasy.

Fabelo’s timeless images contain references to Dante’s Divine Comedy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s magical realism, the surreal world of Bosch, the soul of Rembrant and the draftsmanship of the Dutch and Flemish masters.

Stuart A. Ashman

MOLAA President and CEO

Las dos circumstancias / The Two Circumstances

Roberto Fabelo• Roberto Fabelo was born in Camaguey, Cuba, in 1951

• He graduated from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana in 1972

• His area of study includes painting, printmaking, and sculpture, and works in many mediums including watercolor, ink, bronze, and oil paint

• He is widely regarded as the “Cuban Daumier,’ and is one of the country’s most compelling artists

• In 1984, he received the Armando Reverón International Prize for Drawing

• In 1996, he was awarded the UNESCO Promotion of the Plastic Arts award

• In 2004, he earned the National Prize for Plastic Arts, and is the youngest person to ever do so

• In 2007, he was commissioned by Gabriel Garcia Marquez to illustrate his most famous novel: Cien años de soledad (One hundred years of Solitude)

• He currently lives and works in La Habana, Cuba

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Fabelo’s Anatomy

Through this solo exhibition, MOLAA is pleased to be the first museum to introduce the work of this internationally renowned artist to Southern California audiences.” – Stuart A. Ashman

This is the first solo showing of the artist’s work in the United States, consisting of:

– Twenty hand-colored ink drawings on pages from a

unique anatomy text

– Four large paintings on Chinese silk

– One bronze sculpture

– Other selected works in various media

Pico

Roberto Fabelo’s works have been shown in many museums and galleries internationally, including:

• Museo Nacional de Belles Artes in La Habana, Cuba

• The Modern Art Museum of New Delhi in India

• The Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City, Mexico

Agujereado

Untitled

Bent Cross, 1973

Nombre de lengua/ Name of Tongue

Untitled

Huevo diecinueve / Egg Nineteen

Marcela ArmasOpening Friday, July 25, 2014—January, 2015

Project RoomCurated by Idurre Alonso

El antro está excavado / The Joint is Excavated

Marcela ArmasOpening Friday, July 25, 2014—January, 2015

Project RoomCurated by Idurre Alonso

Ordinariamente / Ordinarily

Untitled

Las relaciones / Relationships

Por delante y por dentro / In Front and Inside

Marcela ArmasOpening Friday, July 25, 2014—January, 2015

Project RoomCurated by Idurre Alonso

Sobre la cara / Over the Face

Marcela ArmasOpening Friday, July 25, 2014—January, 2015

Project RoomCurated by Idurre Alonso

Untitled

Untitled

Marcela ArmasOpening Friday, July 25, 2014—January, 2015

Project RoomCurated by Idurre Alonso

Orígenes reales / Real Origins

Músculo redondo mayor /Mayor Round Muscle

Suyu me vuelve loco / Suyu Drives Me Crazy